Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 148 Three horses share the same fate, the traitor ends (Pursuit)

Luoyang.

North Palace.

Before Dong Zhuo burned down Luoyang, it had been the place where the emperor of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, handled daily government affairs and held major events. It was also the place where the royal family members received education and lived.

After Cao Cao welcomed the emperor into Xudu, he has been repairing the Beigong for more than 20 years.

Today, it has begun to take shape.

Although Cao Cao did not claim the title of emperor, he did the things of the emperor.

After the demarcation of the Han River, Cao Cao did not return to Xudu but directly returned to Luoyang.

Xudu was prepared by Cao Cao for Liu Xie; Luoyang was where Cao Cao really wanted to stay.

When life is fading, only the place you want to be most can feel at ease.

Fallen leaves return to their roots, Cao Cao’s roots are in Luoyang!

"Cough cough!"

Spitting out a mouthful of black blood, Cao Cao felt as if his energy had returned to his youthful self at this moment.

"Quickly inform Sima Yi, Jiang Ji, Huan Jie, Dong Zhao, Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Xia Houshang to discuss matters in the front hall." Cao Cao called out a dozen names in succession.

He also ordered his chamberlain to change his clothes, and he wore the solemn and luxurious Wei crown uniform, which made Cao Cao look more noble and domineering, calm and authoritative.

Sima Yi and other civil and military officials did not dare to neglect and arrived at the front hall one after another.

"Why did the King of Wei summon us together in the front hall?" Jiang Ji frowned and looked at Sima Yi doubtfully.

Whether he was garrisoning troops in Luoyang before going to Fancheng, or returning to Luoyang after demarcating the Han River, Cao Cao usually gathered at his couch.

This is the first time that the front hall has been called together!
  The front hall is where the emperors of the Han Dynasty discussed matters with their officials!

Sima Yi avoided Jiang Ji's gaze, looking at his nose with his eyes, his mouth with his nose, and his heart with his mouth.

After the Han River was demarcated, all civil and military officials advised Cao Cao to return to Yecheng to recuperate, but Cao Cao insisted on going to Luoyang.

Since then, Sima Yi had a guess in his mind: Cao Cao may have reached the end of his life.

Jiang Ji had doubts and worries. Huan Jie, Dong Zhao, Cao Hong, Cao Zhen and others also had doubts and worries.

Not long after.

Cao Cao came at a vigorous pace, walking like a dragon or a tiger.

This scene made Jiang Ji and other civil and military officials even more frightened.

Cao Cao went straight to the dragon seat in the front hall and ordered his left and right chamberlains to write down their words with pens and ink, leaving Xu Chu to protect him.

"I dreamed of traveling to the Immortal Sea last night and met an immortal who taught me the magic pill. When I woke up today, I suddenly felt refreshed. I expected that I would follow the immortal soon."

As soon as Cao Cao opened his mouth, everyone was shocked.

Jiang Ji spoke quickly: "King Wei, please don't say such unlucky words again. A good doctor from Yecheng is coming at starry night."

Huan Jie also followed up and said: "King Wei, you are a rich man. With the blessing of the lucky star, you will definitely live a long life. Now you only have minor illnesses. As long as you calm down and take care of yourself, there will be no serious problems."

Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and others also offered advice one after another.

Cao Cao did not stop him, but waited for everyone to finish speaking before he spoke: "I know my body best, so I won't mention it for now."

"I have a few words, I hope you will remember them."

"Jiangdong Sun Quan, rats are the most untrustworthy, and they often behave repeatedly."

"Of course, Sun Quan is more than successful in defense, but not enough in offense and defense."

"The strategy against Sun Quan is to defend."

"Liu Bei of Western Shu, the hero of the world, is my lifelong rival."

"Last year in the two battles between Hanzhong and Xiangfan, Liu Bei won two battles in a row, and defeated Lu Meng in Jiangling. His momentum seemed to overshadow Sun Quan in Jiangdong."

"The strategy against Liu Bei is to focus on war."

"Liu Bei is powerful and Sun Quan will panic. I predict that Guan Yu in Jingzhou will switch from offense to defense in the future."

"There is no need to deploy heavy troops in Fancheng. We can just send Cao Ren back to Wancheng and send other generals to guard Fancheng."

"If Liu Bei wants to conquer the world, he must go out of Qinchuan. Fight for the land in Guanzhong, connect all the surnames in Liangzhou, and then lead his troops eastward to Luoyang, following the example of Gaozu's old deeds."

"Heavy troops are needed in Guanzhong!"

"Add fifty thousand troops to Zhang'er, grant him Fu Jie, and supervise all the Yongliang armies, so that they can unite one hundred thousand troops to stop Liu Bei."

"Luoyang is guarded by Zhen'er, who is awarded with Fu Jie, supervises and supervises all the armies, and has a total of 50,000 people to coordinate Chang'an and Xudu."

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Cao Cao spoke slowly and adjusted his strategy and troop deployment against Sun Quan and Liu Bei.

In the Sili and Yongliang areas alone, 150,000 mobile and local troops will be stationed.

Sima Yi pondered for a moment and then asked in a solemn voice: "King Wei, if we give more troops to General Yueqi to consecrate him, I'm afraid General Yueqi will be at odds with the prince."

Cao Cao waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, I have summoned Zhang'er to Luoyang urgently. Zhang'er can listen to me. If I let Zhang'er stay in Chang'an forever, Zhang'er will definitely obey my orders."

"If I die, the prince can succeed to the throne of King Wei. You must help me with all your heart and do not ruin the foundation I have built during my half-life of military service."

"Now that the world has not yet settled, there is no need to follow ancient rituals; I have a headache, so I always wear a hat. After I die, I only need to wear ordinary clothes."

"If all the officials want to come to mourn me, they only need to cry fifteen times in the morning and evening. After burying me, they will take off their mourning clothes. The garrison troops in various places are not allowed to leave the defense lines, and the commanders must also perform their duties."

"I will wear the same clothes I wore when I entered the base. Then I will be buried on the west hill of Yecheng, close to the Ximen Leopard Ancestral Hall. There is no need to bury me with gold, jade and jewelry."

"My maids, concubines, and servants are very hard-working, but I have placed them all in the Tongque Terrace. I must treat them well."

"Then a six-foot-long bed is placed in the main hall of the Tongque Terrace, and a spiritual curtain is hung. In the morning and evening, sacrifices of dried meat and dried rice are provided. On the first and fifteenth day of each month, let them stay there from morning to night. Singing and dancing in front of the spiritual tent.”

"You should go to Tongque Terrace often and visit my Xiling tomb field; the incense I left can be distributed to all the ladies. Do not use incense for sacrifice."

"If they have nothing else to do, they can learn to knit shoes and sell them; they can also share and sell the ribbons, clothes and leather jackets I got from being an official in my life."

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Cao Cao discussed military and political affairs first, and then family affairs.

Everything is as big as the military and state affairs, as small as arranging housing for wives and concubines, how to find employment, how to perform sacrifices, how to divide inheritance, etc.

Every time Cao Cao said something, the chamberlain quickly recorded it.

When the civil and military officials saw Cao Cao's detailed account of his funeral, they felt sad.

Half an hour later, Cao Cao finished explaining all the state and family affairs and asked everyone to retreat, leaving only Sima Yi by his side.

"Zhongda, when I met the immortal yesterday, the immortal once said to me: From now on in the world, we should be like three horses in the same trough."

"I'm confused, I don't know why."

"Zhongda is well-read, has he ever seen a proverb similar to this?"

Cao Cao's eyes were as sharp as knives, and every word seemed to cut into Sima Yi's heart.

Sima Yi was frightened when he heard this, and couldn't help but angrily cursed secretly: "The traitor Zhuge Qiao, he harmed me in the middle of the battle, and it really made King Wei suspicious!"

When Zhuge Qiao was at the Han River, he said to Sima Yi: "I heard that the venerable master has two sons. The eldest son, Sima Shi, and the second son, Sima Zhao, are both extremely talented and rare heroes in the world. From now on, father and son will serve as ministers in the same palace. A wonderful story.”

Now Cao Cao borrowed a fairy's dream to say that three horses share the same trough, and the trough leads to Cao.

Combined with Zhuge Qiao's words, it's like asking Sima Yi: Last night, an immortal told me that there are three people with horse in their surnames who will eat up the Cao family's inheritance together in the future. Are those three your father and son?
  "King Wei, I thought this was an auspicious word from an immortal to protect the Cao family's foundation for eternity!" Sima Yi spoke loudly, showing his loyalty.

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said, "Zhongda, please elaborate."

Sima Yi said calmly: "When Qianli Ma met Bole, he was old and frail, but Bole took off his linen clothes to keep Qianli Ma away from the cold. Therefore, Qianli Ma roared for nine days in response to Bole, just because Bole is a confidant!"

"Laozi has a saying: Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things."

"Immortals swallow the energy of the sea and become immortals after hearing the Tao. The three horses mentioned are not limited to specific people, but refer to the virtuous and talented people in the world."

"Tong means joining forces; Caotong Cao alludes to the Cao family lineage of King Wei."

"The so-called three horses in the same trough is a prediction by the immortal that in the future all the virtuous and talented people in this world will work together to assist the Cao family."

"The Book of Songs also says: Under the sky, everything is the king's land, and on the shore of the land, there are no kings and ministers."

"The virtuous and handsome people in the world assist the emperor, and the immortal refers to the emperor as the Cao family. The immortal's words are also telling King Wei: The Cao family will definitely comply with the destiny of heaven and stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty in the future!"

After a pause, Sima Yi knelt down on one knee, bowed to Cao Cao as a minister, and shouted: "My minister, Sima Yi, is willing to go through fire and water for the Cao family for generations to come, no matter what!"

Sima Yi's quick wit successfully extended the idea that all the heroes in the world admire the Cao family, which means that the Cao family will conquer the world.

Cao Cao no longer had any doubts in his heart and laughed and said: "If this is really the case, I will be King Wen of Zhou!"

Seeing that Cao Cao stopped asking, Sima Yi secretly took a long breath.

If he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, Xu Chu would have killed Sima Yi on the spot!

Who is Cao Cao?

That is a ruthless person who would rather kill than let go!

After asking Sima Yi to retreat, Cao Cao sat quietly in the palace, closing his eyes to rest.

Cao Cao is waiting for Cao Zhang's arrival!
  Just as Sima Yi was worried, if he sent more troops to Cao Zhang, he would most likely be at odds with Cao Pi.

But if Cao Zhang is not given additional troops, Liu Bei cannot be prevented from leaving Qinchuan.

In the current situation, Guan Yu would not dare to act rashly in Jingzhou. Liu Bei had no choice but to leave Qinchuan if he wanted to break the deadlock!

There is a precedent for traveling from Nanzheng to the Three Qin Dynasties.

If Cao Cao doesn't take precautions, it will be equivalent to letting Liu Bei follow Liu Bang's unified line again.

Liu Bang was able to succeed because no one had done this before; if Liu Bei also succeeded, it would be equivalent to saying that Cao Wei is a bunch of trash, and they don't know how to be vigilant and take precautions even if they have learned from the past!
  therefore.

Cao Cao just decided to send more troops to Cao Zhang!
  The reason for the increase in troops was that Cao Zhang did not have enough troops in Chang'an; the reason for the increase of troops was because he was afraid that Cao Pi would become the queen of Wei and the Yongliang army would not listen to Cao Zhang's military orders.

The reason why he urgently summoned Cao Zhang to Luoyang to pay attention to his affairs was that he was afraid that the feud between Cao Zhang and Cao Pi would turn into a disaster for Yuan Tan, Yuan Shang, Liu Qi, and Liu Cong.

official way.

Yellow sand fills the sky.

Cao Zhang led his cavalry to gallop towards Luoyang.

When he was near Luoyang, Cao Zhang suddenly lost his horse and fell heavily to the ground.

"General, you fell into a horse trap and your horse's front hooves were destroyed." The guard was furious.

The war horse is like a second life to the cavalry, closer than a biological son.

Now the front hooves of Cao Zhang's war horse were damaged by the bamboo stick stuck in the horse pit, and the horse could no longer run. "There must be someone who doesn't want me to go to Luoyang! The thieves are disgusting!" Cao Zhang roared angrily: "Quickly clear the obstacles ahead!"

After the roadblock was cleared, Cao Zhang changed his horse and galloped. However, just after running a mile, his horse was tripped by the tripping rope again.

"who is it!"

"If I find out who is harming me, I will definitely take his head and destroy his entire clan!"

Cao Zhang's path, first fell into a horse pit, and then tripped the horse rope. The other party's intention was very obvious, that is, he didn't want Cao Zhang to go to Luoyang.

"General, I'm waiting to explore the road ahead. General, please slow down!" The guard rode forward.

Cao Zhang was helpless. He fell down twice in a row and his head was broken.

If it falls again, who knows if there will be another accident?

By the time Cao Zhang arrived in Luoyang, it was already past closing time.

"I am Cao Zhang, the Yueqi general, and I have been ordered to see my father. Open the door quickly!" Cao Zhang shouted outside the city, raising his whip.

The general at the top of the city refused: "General, forgive me, it's already past the hour. We dare not open the door without authorization. Please allow me to wait for the report."

Cao Zhang cursed angrily: "I want to see my father, who dares to stop me? If you delay, I will kill you!"

The general at the top of the city also has a stubborn temper: "I am following orders, but the general wants to kill me? If you disobey the order, you will die, if you don't disobey the order, you will die! In that case, the general will wait outside the city!"

Cao Zhang was furious.

The personal guard quickly advised: "General, don't argue with the general at the top of the city! Someone must have done this on purpose!"

"The obstruction outside the city is to prevent the general from entering the city before dark, and the general at the top of the city is fulfilling his duty loyally."

"If the general kills a general who is loyal to his duty, he will be questioned by the King of Wei. Please bear with your anger for a while. As long as you see the King of Wei, everything will be clear!"

Cao Zhang suppressed his anger and apologized to the general at the top of the city: "General, forgive me, I just lost my etiquette. When I see my father, I will tell my father that the general has fulfilled his duty faithfully, and then I will offer wine to the general to make amends." "

The general at the top of the city also lost his temper: "General Yueqi, there is no need to be like this. When I saw your flag just now, I already sent people to inform the King of Wei."

"General, please wait a moment. King Wei's order will be sent back soon."

Inside the palace.

After waiting for Cao Zhang for a long time, Cao Cao felt exhausted and could no longer see.

"Zhongkang!"

"exist!"

"If Zhang'er comes, tell Zhang'er not to imitate brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang."

"promise!"

Xu Chu is loyal and concise.

Cao Cao looked up to the sky and sighed: "The great cause has not been completed, but how can I die!"

Finished.

Cao Cao closed his eyes and lowered his head, no longer breathing.

A generation of traitors ended here.

"General Yueqi, why did you come so late?" Sima Yi couldn't help but ask when he saw Cao Zhang arriving late.

Cao Zhang was already upset, but when Sima Yi asked him, he became even more upset: "Sima Yi, I also want to ask you, why did I fall into a horse trap and trip over a horse rope again on my way back to Luoyang? Two of my horses were even damaged and Not to mention, when we arrived at Luoyang City, why did the guard prevent me from entering the city?"

Sima Yi frowned: "The King of Wei summoned you to Luoyang. I only found out about it after the fact, so how could I stop you from entering the city?"

Seeing Sima Yi's appearance, Cao Zhang became even more angry: "Don't think that I don't know. You have always been close to Cao Pi, and you must be worried that your father will tell me to do something detrimental to Cao Pi."

"If my father hadn't just died and it wasn't appropriate to see blood, I would have killed you, the traitor, today."

Seeing Cao Zhang holding the shit basin against his body without any explanation, Sima Yi couldn't help but clenched his fists, but still controlled his tone: "General Yueqi, the King of Wei has added 50,000 troops for you to guard Chang'an, and also given you a festival to supervise Yongliang Ten Years." Thousands of people.”

"I'm worried that there will be a conflict between you and the Crown Prince. King Wei said that he has urgently summoned you to Luoyang. If I prevent you from entering Luoyang, what good will it do to me?"

"I'm only worried that your conflict with the Crown Prince will affect King Wei's plans during his lifetime, but you directly accuse me of trying to stop you, and even want to kill me. What are your intentions?"

Seeing this, Jiang Ji quickly advised: "Zhongda, General Yueqi, there must be a misunderstanding in this."

"It is reasonable for General Yueqi to be angry when he was blocked from returning; Zhongda was worried about state affairs, so he was sincere in asking questions just now."

"If you two quarrel over this, wouldn't it mean that the villain will get his way?"

Cao Zhang snorted coldly: "I won't tell you! Xu Chu, tell me, did my father have any last words for me before he died?"

Xu Chu looked at Cao Zhang with an extremely calm expression: "The King of Wei has his last words. You must not imitate brothers Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang."

Cao Zhang fell silent immediately.

Sima Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Sima Yi had no idea that Cao Zhang would be blocked.

Subconsciously, a suspicious person appeared in Sima Yi's mind: Cao Zhi.

Although there were speculations, Sima Yi had no evidence to prove that the person who blocked Cao Zhang was Cao Zhi, but he felt more worried in his heart.

"General Yueqi will definitely blame the Crown Prince if he is blocked this time."

"Although there are King Wei's last words, General Yueqi may not be convinced by his temperament."

Sighing secretly, Sima Yi felt that one head was as big as two.

When Cao Cao first died, not to mention the reactions of Liu Bei and Sun Quan, the conflict between Cao Pi and Cao Zhang emerged first.

Sima Yi went to Huan Jie privately and said: "Bo Xu, there is a villain at work now, which has added to the conflict between General Yueqi and the Crown Prince. You return to Xudu quickly and help the Crown Prince make a decision as soon as possible."

Huan Jie was also worried: "All the generals in Luoyang are the proud and powerful generals of King Wei in the past. If they don't obey anyone, the prince may not be able to stabilize the situation."

"Zhongda Ke, Zi Tong and others will help the prince to appease the generals. Don't let villains sow trouble anymore."

Sima Yi nodded: "I will try my best to find out who is causing the chaos."

After Huan Jie discussed the details with Sima Yi, he took his personal guards to Xudu at night.

Cao Zhangze and Cao Zhi kept vigil in front of the soul.

When it was late at night, Cao Zhi suddenly spoke: "General Yueqi, my father issued an order in public that the troops stationed in various places are not allowed to leave the defense lines. You should return to Chang'an tomorrow."

Cao Zhang glared: "Cao Zijian, you actually refuse to call me second brother? Do I still need you to teach me how to do things?"

Cao Zhi said calmly: "You know better than me what kind of person Cao Pi is."

"If you don't return to your base, how can Cao Pi feel at ease? If Cao Pi comes to Luoyang, you two will definitely quarrel over this."

"It's okay for you to quarrel, but it would be unfilial to disturb your father."

Cao Zhang sneered: "Cao Zijian, do you think I don't know what you are thinking? You made your father unhappy by getting drunk and making mistakes, and now you are here pretending that it is for your father."

Cao Zhi glanced at Cao Zhang: "General Yueqi, can you really guess what I am thinking? Haha, don't you know that Huan Jie has left Luoyang overnight and headed for Xudu?"

"Don't you know that Sima Yi and Jiang Ji and Dong Zhao are meeting privately with Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang and others?"

"Aside from being better at fighting than me, how else are you smarter than me?"

"I asked you to return to Chang'an because I don't want you to be bullied by Cao Pi like me."

"My father publicly ordered you to increase your troops and asked Xu Chu to give you Fujie, so that you can supervise the Yongliang army. From now on, you will be able to command an army of one hundred thousand. Do you think Cao Pi can trust you?"

"Do you still want me to teach you how a man is innocent and carries a jade?"

"From Xudu to Luoyang, a quick horse can reach it in one day. If you want to be relieved of military power by Cao Pi, just stay in Luoyang."

Seeing Cao Zhang stunned, Cao Zhi added: "It seems that you were knocked silly today."

Cao Zhi's last words instantly ignited Cao Zhang's anger: "Cao Zijian, do you know who is stopping me?"

Cao Zhi sneered: "So what if I know, so what if I don't know? Am I qualified to identify him? If I identify him, and the other party comes back and accuses me of sowing discord, who do you believe?"

"I am already a useless person. From now on, the most I can do is go to the feudal country to drink and have fun. If I sow discord, can I still be the heir apparent?"

"General Yueqi, because you were my second brother, I will remind you tonight, but after tonight, I will have nothing to do with you anymore."

"Whether you are a dog for Cao Pi or you want to compete with Cao Pi for the throne, it has nothing to do with me."

Cao Zhang's eyes became complicated.

a long time.

Cao Zhang stood up and snorted coldly: "My father told me not to imitate Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. I went to Chang'an not because I was afraid of Cao Pi, but because I followed my father's orders."

Looking at Cao Zhang's leaving figure, a crazy smile appeared on Cao Zhi's lips: "Father, you would rather give Cao Zhang more troops and talismans than give me soldiers and horses."

"I'm almost dying, but I still have to wait for Cao Zhang to come back, but I don't want to summon me in private again."

"Am I that unpopular with you?"

"I got drunk and got into trouble. It was the villain Cao Pi planted in the army who caused trouble, but you refused to listen to my explanation!"

"You don't want me to learn from Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, but do you really not know what kind of person Cao Pi is?"

"If Cao Pi takes power, how can we survive?"

Cao Zhi held Cao Cao's coffin with both hands, gritted his teeth, and blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth: "Father, just watch here, Cao Pi is not qualified to be the heir!"

"It's not that we want to imitate Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, but Cao Pi himself is just like Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, they are all from the same breed!"

"Cao Zhang, Cao Zhang, do you think it will be fine if you obey your father's orders? As long as you leave Luoyang, Cao Pi will definitely become suspicious!"

"If you doubt your minister, he will die. At that time, you will not only die, but you will also die. Don't expect Cao Pi to be merciful."

"In order to fight for the throne, you will not hesitate to kill your brothers, violate your father's orders during his lifetime, and ruin the country's social affairs. Cao Pi, Cao Pi, you will be reviled by the world!"

"What I can't get, you can't even think about it!"

A burst of sinister laughter rang out, and under the firelight, Cao Zhi's somewhat sickly face became even crazier.

the other side.

Sima Yi, who was shocked to hear that Cao Zhang left the city overnight for Chang'an, was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat: "Why did General Yueqi go to Chang'an overnight?"

"No! Cao Zijian must have instigated General Yueqi!"

"Damn it! Cao Zijian should not be left alone with General Yueqi. Now that General Yueqi has quietly left the city, he will definitely go to Chang'an to mobilize troops!"

"Shu Zi ruined the country's affairs! Do the heroes of the King of Wei want to repeat the disasters of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao?"

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